Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-09-14
NORTHWESTERN NEWS,

In the Circuit Court at Davenport,
Iowa, Judge Brannon decided the Patrick
case, one of the most intricate ever brought
before the Iowa courts, awarding to its
father the custody of the child in contro-
versy, whose mother died in October 1886.
In the course of the trial 176 witnesses were
examined: James M. Patrick, the petitioner.
and Fannie A. McManus were married in
st. Louis In January, 1881. Camille, the
subject OF controversy, was born Feb. 10,
1883. Before the marriage, and in con-
temptation OF it, an ante-nuptial contract
was executed, by which the entire estate
then possessed by, Miss Fannie McManus
and any property which she might there
after acquire was conveyed to Thomas
Ward McManus, her brother, in trust for
her sole and separate use, free from any
claim whatever on the part of Patrick, and
free from any right on his part to the
child. Tho contract reserved to her the
right to dispose of her property by will.
Shortly before Mrs. Patrick's death, and
without her husbands consent, she gave the
child Camille to her mother, Mrs McManus.
mencing in st. Louis. Later it was brought
to the Scott county circuit court. The
estate OF tho dead Mrs Patrick was left to
VIM. Casper Of La Crosse, until
lately keeping the Frokock hotel is in
trouble, through fire in that building. A
few DAYS ago Casper sent his family to
Savannah ILL.,, to attend the wedding of a
daughter, and announced that he would
close the house for q few days and go down
for the sarue purpose. 1t was reported that
he, was going to leave the city permanently,
but he publicly announced in newspaper
that he would be back. in a few
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1873 p. m. and the fire broke out about
midnight. The tiremen discovered dishes
of kerosene on the floors of the rooms and
the floors were saturated with kerosene,
and tho windows tightly closed with
floors. held upright BY bits Of tallow. It is
alleged that recently Casper has shipped
most of his furniture from the city. He
had 81, $40 insurance, and the stuff remain
ing in the house was not worth $500, so the
police say "a The presumption is that he
fixed his torches and lhastened to the train,
expecting to be beyond the reach of sus-
picion whom tho fire broke out. On notice
by telegraph he was arrested and is in Jail
at Savannah. IS y 's %.|' n
Il. In tho United States court at Winona,
Mimi, in tho case OF A. o. Narrow, for SELL
Ing liquor to Indians, the jury found YER
dict Of not guilty. McHsnry Johnson, the
,CNOToO puSulbG S Known a. the f"BlocK
Diamond, p or ssBlack STAR was surrender
Cd by his bondsmsn and bail fixed at 800,
il default of which he was locked up, Nc
Donald and Morey, Alias Forrest pleaded
not guilty to the indictment for counter
feiting The cases Of r. J. Diamond, for
violation Of the revenue Law, Jarvis Howard
violation Of revenue laws, ". 8. Britt, the
same, and Emerson johnson, Tor cutting
government timber, were continued to the
October term. 1zs & ISL. 4
Bishop Ireland Of St, Paul has just
paid y visit e Washington, chiefly Il r..
gard 10 the, New Catholic University. he
called ct the White House, and of this hs
! pleasant chat with him about the Indians
and other questions. He Is full OF the de
vslopment Of the Northwest and antici-
patng great plsasure from biz proposed